AN ACT EXPANDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURIES.

This bill expands workers' compensation coverage to include post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSD) for specific public safety workers who witness traumatic incidents. It directly affects police officers, parole officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, correctional employees, and telecommunicators. The key change amends existing law to cover PTSD when these workers witness injuries that don’t cause death, loss of a vital body part, or loss of vital body function. Previously, coverage may have required more severe outcomes, but this bill broadens eligibility to include such witnessing events. The policy change ensures these workers can access benefits for work-related PTSD without needing to prove a more extreme incident.